My friend Scott Reston, an avid cyclist, has some choice words for idiots who don’t give cyclists their space on the road. His post is worth a read.
When you’re driving, please share the road with your neighbors out biking. Its our road, too.
June 4, 2008
Something special
Today is special for some reason. Let me think….let me think…
Oh, yeah! Today’s our daughter Hallie’s sixth birthday! She made parents out of Kelly and me six years ago today. Now she’s a rambunctious kindergartener ready to take on the world. We couldn’t be prouder!
I pedaled my sweaty self from my office to her school today for a surprise lunchtime visit. Although I earned four bells on the MT.Net Stinkometer upon returning to the office, it was well worth it!
If you’re bored today, go back and reread the earliest details of Hallie’s life.
Riding the rails
The governor’s office announced today that a midday train will be added to the Carolinian route between Raleigh and Charlotte. Woot! Woot!
Now if we can only convince our two brain-dead senators that efficient passenger rail service is a vital homeland security issue, we’d be all set.
Dear fellow drivers
Dear fellow drivers,
In case you haven’t noticed, gasoline now costs $4 a gallon. At that price, I want to buy as little gas as I can. Therefore, when I’m first at a traffic light, don’t expect me to burn rubber the instant the light turns green. In fact, you may see me gradually accelerate my not-so-fuel-efficient minivan in order to conserve gasoline.
This is fine. Perfectly acceptable. In fact, you might save gas and money trying it, too! At any rate, we’ll both get to Capital Boulevard’s next red light (and the red light beyond that one, and the one beyond that one) in approximately the same time.
KTHXBYE,
Mark